Another great week came and culminated in another great victory for the Dixie Heights Colonels softball team (14-4 overall). Dixie Heights knocked off the Western Hills Lady Wolverines (19-4), ranked 24th in the latest Kentucky Softball Coaches Association poll, 6-3 on the road. Dixie Heights has won nine straight, which includes two wins ranked in […]
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Friday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Dixie Heights takes care of Ludlow in 34th District game
The turf at Ludlow allowed this 34th District baseball game to take place. The Dixie Heights Colonels (17-7) run-ruled the Ludlow Panthers (10-16), 12-0 in five innings. Dixie Heights is 2-0 in district play. Dixie Heights batted .423 (11 for 26) at the plate. Senior center fielder Brennan Staton led the way going 2 for […]
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Thursday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell County Knocks off Scott in Key 37th District Softball Game
Upon taking the field, one probably noticed the Campbell County Camels softball team (9-7 overall) had some players missing. Namely two of their better players in senior center fielder Bella Bastin and eighth grade third baseman Hope Hamilton did not play. During the game, senior center fielder Maddie Kramer also came out. But Campbell County […]
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Wednesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Dixie Heights Softball Handles Ryle in Crucial 9th Region Battle
After the game, Head Coach Sarah Osborne commended the Dixie Heights softball team (12-4 overall) for everything that went well in the 11-1 win on the road against the Ryle Lady Raiders (13-12). Dixie Heights batted nearly .500 at the plate going 14 for 30, jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning […]
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Tuesday NKY Sports Round-Up: Bishop Brossart Knocks off Pendleton County; Rain Cancels Most Games
Of all the baseball and softball games scheduled involving teams in Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, only one baseball took place as a result of rain in the area. The Bishop Brossart Mustangs baseball team (15-10-1) ventured south and knocked off the Pendleton County Wildcats, 5-2. The Mustangs are 6-5 against 10th Region competition. Bishop […]
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Young CovCath getting better, but can’t quite get to Beechwood
It was “Senior Day” for Covington Catholic baseball Wednesday when Beechwood came a-calling. Although that almost seemed a contradiction in terms for a Colonel club that legendary CovCath coach Bill Krumpelbeck describes without hesitation as “the youngest team I’ve ever had.” And that gets your attention when Krumpelbeck says it. He’s been at this long […]
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Beechwood Baseball Falls Short in Bid for Sixth All A State Crown
Rain came into Richmond on Sunday morning and initially delayed things. But the Beechwood Tigers took Turkey Hughes Field at Eastern Kentucky University trying to claim another All A State Baseball crown. Beechwood (20-3) made it back to the championship game. But the Tigers ran into the determined 15th region champion Pikeville Panthers (19-7), fell […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Highlands Outlasts Cooper in Battle of 9th Region Softball Contenders
The Highlands Bluebirds and Cooper Lady Jaguars met in a huge battle between two 9th Region contenders at Union. Cooper (18-5 overall) held Senior Day for its four seniors in pitcher Amber Chaney, Hanna Hollis, Miami (Ohio) University commit Dylan Scott and catcher Gweny Wessling. But the Bluebirds (14-10) used their hot bats to build […]
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Scott High renovations to update pool, gymnasium
This story is written by Andrew Dixon as part of LINK nky’s partnership with Northern Kentucky University If you live in the Taylor Mill area or just driving through, you may have noticed an uptick in construction on Scott High School’s campus. “We are building a new pool, a band practice lot and a new […]
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Saturday NKY HS sports round-up: Beechwood baseball runs away from Walton-Verona in All A state quarterfinals; faces Danville in state semifinals
The Beechwood Tigers baseball team (19-2 overall) owns five All A State championships starting in 2006. The Tigers have shown they are locked and loaded toward another one all season. They exploded for nine runs in the top of the third to beat the 16-7 Walton-Verona Bearcats, 16-2 in five innings. Beechwood plays Danville (19-4) […]
